Bear’s Bullet impresses in Ipswich Cup Prelude
Bear’s Bullet stepped out for his first look at the 520m trip at Ipswich on Saturday night and saluted in the Ipswich Cup Prelude.
The Travis Elson-trained chaser was sent to the boxes as the $3.20 favourite with greyhound betting sites and rewarded backers with a lead all the way effort.
Jumping from box four, Bear’s Bullet got out with the rails run and put the race away early, running on to beat home Where’s The Bar ($4.60) by close to 10 lengths (9.75) in 30.16.
2023 Ipswich Cup Prelude – Bear’s Bullet (30.16) T: Travis Elson
Bear’s Bullet had not won since August 10, when saluting in the Queensland National Sprint Final, beating home the Selena Zammit-trained All Natural, a week after taking out her heat against the same chaser.
In the Group 1 National Sprint Championship Final at The Meadows, on August 26, Bear’s Bullet began as a $22.40 prospect but would finish second last in the $75,000-to-the-winner final.
After kicking off her career with a win over the Albion Park 395m last November, Bear’s Bullet has gone on to take out the QGOLD Rookies Final with runner-up finishes in the Group 3 Brisbane Young Guns and Listed Brisbane Cup Prelude this year.
With 14 wins and 13 minor placings from 37 career starts and $173,165 in prize money, she is the most successful of her littermates out of Mumma’s Hope and by Fernando Bale.
Heats for the Group 2 Ipswich Gold Cup will be run on Thursday night, with the final to be run on November 2, with a prize of $100,000-to-the-winner.
Last year’s edition was won by Hara’s Herbie who beat Sunburst by four lengths in 30.19.